// INCYMI
July 2020
Here we are again, because time is a flat circle and a week is a month is a day. There’s been a lot of bending, twisting and pivoting going around, and I gotta say, it’s hurting my back. From where we’re sitting, the pressure is making some diamonds though.
- Nike
- Toyota
- Campaign Monitor
- Vogue Italia
- Burger King
- Garfield
- Evian
There’s little doubt you haven’t seen the Nike spot that ripped through the internet like wildfire last week. “You can’t stop us.” If you haven’t seen it, you should – if you have, watch it again.

The great logo flattening party of 2020 continues with Toyota the latest to flatten up with mixed results from Nissan, BMW, MINI and Volkswagon who have steamrolled their brands.

If you’re looking for some reading the folks over at Campaign Monitorare releasing a series that focuses on diversity and equity in marketing.

For the first time in its 55-year history, Vogue Italia has commissioned children to design eight special edition covers, it’s one of many unexpected cover designs at the moment, from David Hockney’s exclusive cover for Telegraph Magazine to frontline workers as cover stars, the current crop of covers are a great twist on the normal.

As the world’s collective mental health takes a dive around the world R U OK? Day 2020 is working on what happens next, focussing on increasing skills and building confidence in navigating the steps after someone opens up about their struggles. Learn what to say next at ruok.org.au

Meditation App Headspace & Snapchat have joined forces to open up conversations around mental health and to help users on their platform feel better and call on their friends for support.

Burger King has given up on 2020 in the states and launched a Christmas campaign six months early to bring some simple joy in these uNpReCidEnTeD tImEs.

Designed in 1920 Cooper Black has become ubiquitous the world over from hip hop album covers, food packaging, advertising, a tonne of store fronts, Garfield comics and the Pet Sounds album cover by The Beach Boys. Vox looks into the origins and deconstruct all the reasons it’s been pop culture’s favourite font for so long.

After two years in development, Evian is embracing the circular economy by launching their first label free bottle made from recycled plastic.

The tourism industry has been one of the hardest hit of 2020, but as restrictions start to slowly lift in some states the SMI (Standard Media Index) is reporting early data showing ad spend lifting in July and August for domestic tourism. Tourism Australia relaunched domestic campaigns in May with its Live From Aus campaign and Destination Gold Coast has launched with its Come Back and Play Queensland campaign.
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